hummed

英 [hʌmd]

美 [hʌmd]

v.  哼(曲子); 发嗡嗡声; 活跃; 繁忙
hum的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发出连续而低沉的声音;发嗡嗡声
  If somethinghums, it makes a low continuous noise.
  1. The birds sang, the bees hummed...
     鸟儿叫，蜂儿鸣。
  2. Within five hours, the equipment will be humming away again...
     用不了5小时，设备就又能嗡嗡地运转了。
  3. There was a low humming sound in the sky.
     空中传来一阵低沉的嗡嗡声。
  4. Humis also a noun.
     
  5. ...the hum of traffic...
     嘈杂的车流声
  6. There was a general hum of conversation around them.
     他们周围的人都在嗡嗡地低声交谈。
• VERB 哼（曲子）
  When youhuma tune, you sing it with your lips closed.
  1. She was humming a merry little tune...
     她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。
  2. He hummed to himself as he opened the trunk.
     他独自哼着曲子打开了车子的后备箱。
• VERB (地方）热闹，活跃，繁忙
  If you say that a placehums, you mean that it is full of activity.
  1. The place is really beginning to hum...
     这个地方真正开始热闹起来了。
  2. On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
     周六早晨，小镇一派热闹繁忙，活力盎然。
• CONVENTION （踌躇时发出的声音）嗯，呃
  Humis sometimes used to represent the sound people make when they are not sure what to say.
  1. Hum, I am sorry but I thought you were French.
     嗯，很抱歉，我以为你是法国人。
• See also:ho hum

双语例句

• Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, is developing a prototype system designed to recognize hummed versions of songs.
  荷兰电子巨擘飞利浦正在开发一套原型系统，可以辨识哼唱的歌曲。
• He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
  他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话。
• We hummed and hawed before deciding to buy the house.
  我们曾经犹豫了很长时间才决定买这幢房子。
• Caught up in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed and Mother whistled. I just listened.
  陶醉在音乐中的小弟弟禁不住随着音乐的节奏翩翩起舞，父亲轻轻哼唱，母亲也不由自主吹起了口哨，而我只是注意听着。
• Ben Franklin, seven years old, hummed softly.
  七岁的本·富兰克林柔声哼着小调。
• The only giveaway was a fan that quietly hummed when watching Netflix ( NFlx) or Hulu.
  唯一的缺点是，在登陆网飞（Netflix）或Hulu观看视频时，笔记本的风扇会发出轻微的响声。
• The taxi hummed in the road, motor idling, meter ticking over.
  那辆出租车在路上嗡嗡地响着，发动机空转着，里程表空走着。
• He tapped his feet, hummed tunes and jiggled about
  他脚下打着拍子，嘴里哼着调子，身子晃来晃去的。
• I wonder if, at last, you are tired of my song that you hummed to yourself while walking through the field.
  我不知道，你在田野中穿行时低声吟唱的我的那支歌，是否终于使你厌倦了？
• He coughed and hummed in a self-important way.
  他煞有介事地清清喉咙，哼起了小调。